A view shows a crater that appeared after a Russian missile strike on a structure at a resort, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 19, 2024. The missile strikes were the latest in what have been constant Russian attacks in recent weeks on the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine, where Russian troops have launched an offensive. Rescuers said the initial strike was followed by a second strike around 20 minutes later, targeting emergency crews at the scene in a so-called "double tap". Local governor Oleh Syniehubov said Russian forces shelled two villages of the district with a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher. "Two Patriots for Kharkiv will make a fundamental difference," he said, referring to Patriot missile defence systems.

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Persons: gesturing, Rescuers, Yaroslav Trofimko, Oleh Syniehubov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: REUTERS, Prosecutors, Local, Patriots, Kharkiv, Patriot Locations: Russian, Ukraine, Kharkiv, Valentyn, Russia, Kupiansk district